Notables

Lee Dyer, professor in Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations and chair of its Department of Human Resource Studies, received a key award in his field -- the 2004 Michael R. Losey Human Resource Research Award from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The annual award, which includes a $50,000 prize to be used for human resource (HR) research, was presented June 29 in New Orleans during SHRM's annual meeting by David Hutchins, SHRM board chair, who called Dyer "an academic and HR superstar."

Dyer, who was a founder of Cornell's Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies (CAHRS) and directed it from 1988 to 1995, is considered by colleagues to be among the first academics to write about the need to tie a company's human resource management activities to its business strategy. His most recent research involves the relationship between HR, organizational agility and competitiveness. Dyer joined the ILR School faculty in 1971 after earning his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teaches courses on HR and organizational agility to undergraduate and graduate students and executives. He is co-author (with Patrick Wright) of People in E-Business: New Challenges, New Solutions (2000) and a co-editor of the key HR text Strategic Human Resource Management in the 21st Century (with Patrick Wright, John Boudreau and George Milkovich). He is widely published and consults on strategic HR for companies.

The 2004 Community Service Award was presented to The CBORD Group Inc. July 23 at the annual "Party by the Pond" held for tenants and friends of the Cornell Business and Technology Park in the village of Lansing. The annual award is sponsored by the Real Estate Department of Cornell University. It recognizes volunteer and community service efforts made by companies, and employees of companies, located at the Cornell Business and Technology Park.

This year's award recognizes CBORD's strong commitment to community service through a variety of direct financial support and in-kind and volunteer support to a broad range of agencies and institutions in Tompkins County, including the Ithaca Montessori School, Family and Children's Service of Ithaca, the Sciencenter and the Hangar Theatre.

Lisa Patz, director of corporate services for CBORD, accepted the award on behalf of her company from John Majeroni, director of the Cornell Real Estate Department. CBORD selected the Ithaca Montessori School as the recipient of the award's $2,000 benefit.